Leicester Nirvana Football Club is a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club based in the
Hamilton area of
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
in
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
. Formed in 2008 by a merger of Thurnby Rangers and Leicester Nirvana, they are currently members of the and play at Hamilton Park.
History
Thurnby Rangers
Thurnby Rangers were established as a
Sunday league team and played at Dakyn Road in Leicester. They won the Charnwood Sunday League Premier Division in 1988–89 and went on to win the title in each of the next three seasons.
[Thurnby Rangers]
Leics Football After finishing as runners-up in 1992–93, the club switched to Saturday football, joined Division One of the
Leicester & District League.
[ They won the division at the first attempt and were promoted to the Premier Division.][ The following season saw them win the Premier Division title, earning promotion to Division One of the Leicestershire Senior League.][
Thurnby won the Division One title and the Leicestershire & Rutland Saturday Shield in 1995–96,][ but were unable to take promotion to the Premier Division.]Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup
The Senior Cup is the county cup for the Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association (LRCFA). Entry to the competition is selected by the Competitions Committee of LRCFA and usually consists of Step 6 and 7 teams of the National League ...
in 2001–02 and were Premier Division champions in 2004–05.[ The following season saw them win the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup again.][
]
Leicester Nirvana
FC Nirvana were established the mid-1980s, having grown out of the Red Star youth group, and played at Victoria Park.[Overview]
Leicester Nirvana The club joined Division One of the Mutual League in 1984 and were runners-up in their first season, earning promotion to the Premier Division.
Leics Football[ After finish third in 1988–89 the club moved up to Division One of the Central Midlands League and were renamed Leicester Nirvana.][ They were Division One runners-up in their first season in their first season in the league. The following season saw the club resign mid-season; however, they were allowed to rejoin the league for the 1991–92 season, which saw them placed in the Premier Division South.][
]
Merged club
In 2008 Thurnby Rangers and Leicester Nirvana merged to form Thurnby Nirvana, retaining Rangers' place in the Premier Division of the Leicestershire Senior League,[ The club won the League Cup in ]2010–11
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...
and the league title in 2013–14, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the United Counties League.[ They were runners-up in the Premier Division the following season.][ At the end of the season the club were renamed Leicester Nirvana.][ They were Premier Division runners-up again in 2015–16, missing out on the title on goal difference.][
]
Ground
The merged club initially played at Thurnby's Daykn Road ground. In 2015 they began groundsharing at Highfield Rangers' Gleneagles Avenue, before moving to Nirvana's Hamilton Park in December 2016 after it was upgraded to meet ground grading requirements.Hamilton Park New Home for Leicester Nirvana Football Club
Leicester Nirvana
Honours
*East Midlands Counties League
**Champions 2013–14
**League Cup winners 2010–11
Records
*Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2011–12, 2012–13
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...
[
*Best ]FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
performance: Fifth round, 2018–19[
]
See also
*Leicester Nirvana F.C. players
Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the Nationa ...
References
External links
Official websiteLeicester Nirvana
{{coord, 52, 38, 10.590, N, 1, 3, 27.968, W, region:GB_type:landmark, display=title
Football clubs in England
Football clubs in Leicestershire
Association football clubs established in 2008
2008 establishments in England
Sport in Leicester
Central Midlands Football League
Leicestershire Senior League
East Midlands Counties Football League
United Counties League